Aping them all the way

Tyler Green's been claiming that Rauschenberg's cardboards (on view at the Menil) were appropriation art and/or inside jokes about other famous artworks. Not sure if we're wiling to go all the way there with Modern Art Notes (Green's blog), but it's good to see this outstanding show get the interesting attention.

4 days agoby glasstire#Repost@morgangrasham ・・・ Check out this article by @glasstire critiquing Clay + Things at @site131 (open until December 14). "The standouts of the show are the collaborative works of Eric and Morgan Grasham. Eric’s ceramic vessels are freestanding objects that are inserted into Morgan’s taxidermied animal hides. The vessels and daggers are functionally removable, though they discourage viewer handling with their grandiose flourishes and mason-stained brilliance. Morgan’s taxidermy is expressive in ways that showcase the majesty of form, and they’re terrifying objects of grace and power. The artists are experts in the language of their respective mediums, and are clear